Advances in neonatal care have markedly improved the survival of preterm infants such that neonates as young as 26 wk gestation (term = 37 wk) now have a 60–80% chance of survival (1,2). There is ...
The incidence of premature delivery has increased substantially in the past decade, such that 6–10% of all births in the Western world are premature (1). Moreover, as a result of marked advances in ...
SAN ANTONIO -- Delaying surgery for small renal masses in favor of a period of surveillance did not adversely affect feasibility or outcomes of subsequent nephron-sparing interventions, a large ...
The broad application of cross-sectional imaging has led to the incidental discovery of small renal masses (SRM) as the most common presentation for localized kidney cancer. As this stage migration ...
The Clinical Implications of Basic Research series has focused on highlighting laboratory research that could lead to advances in clinical therapeutics. However, the path between the laboratory and ...
For most children with renal masses, the standard of care has long been to remove the entire affected kidney- which is the protocol for Wilms tumor, the most common kidney cancer in children. But is ...
Gemcitabine Plus Cisplatin, an Active Regimen in Advanced Urothelial Cancer: A Phase II Trial of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group PURPOSE: To analyze the experience with ...
Nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for small renal masses substantially decreases the incidence of moderate renal dysfunction compared with radical nephrectomy (RN), according to the results of the ...
The purpose of this communication is to present certain data pertinent to this syndrome and to suggest that treatment based on the pathological physiology of this type of renal failure offers ...
The kidney plays a vital role in maintaining homeostasis within the body by eliminating toxic and superfluous substances in the bloodstream, including waste generated during metabolic processes, ...
In a highly challenging case, a 55-year-old woman suffering from a complex renal tumor located dangerously close to the kidney’s main blood vessels has undergone a successful nephron-sparing surgery.